''MBA Partners'' is a 2016 Chinese
romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...
directed by
Jang Tae-yoo
Jang Tae-yoo (born 1972) is a South Korean television director. He directed the Korean dramas '' War of Money'' (2007), ''Painter of the Wind'' (2008), ''Deep Rooted Tree'' (2011), ''My Love from the Star'' (2013-2014), ''Hyena'' (2020), and ''Lo ...
and starring
Yao Chen
Yao Chen (, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress and philanthropist. In 2014, ''Time'' named Yao as one of the most influential people on their ''Time 100'' list. As of 2014, she is listed as the 83rd most powerful woman in the world by '' ...
,
Tiffany Tang
Tang Yan (, born 6 December 1983), also known as Tiffany Tang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2006. In 2007, she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for ...
,
Hao Lei
Hao Lei (born 1 November 1978) is a Chinese actress and singer, known for her starring roles in Lou Ye's films ''Summer Palace'' (2006) and ''Mystery'' (2012).
Biography
In 2003, Hao Lei starred in Liao Yimei's play ''Rhinoceros in Love'' in Sha ...
,
Li Chen and a special appearance by
Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...
.
It was released in China on April 29, 2016.
Synopsis
Lu Zhenxi (
Yao Chen
Yao Chen (, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress and philanthropist. In 2014, ''Time'' named Yao as one of the most influential people on their ''Time 100'' list. As of 2014, she is listed as the 83rd most powerful woman in the world by '' ...
) had a dream since her childhood, to become just like her uncle, a successful entrepreneur. But when her "Big American Dream" comes down crashing, she is left dejected, and returns to China. Now, after a fateful meeting with her idol Professor Meng (
Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...
), she must find it in herself to take a second shot.
Cast
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Yao Chen
Yao Chen (, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress and philanthropist. In 2014, ''Time'' named Yao as one of the most influential people on their ''Time 100'' list. As of 2014, she is listed as the 83rd most powerful woman in the world by '' ...
as Lu Zhenxi
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Tiffany Tang
Tang Yan (, born 6 December 1983), also known as Tiffany Tang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2006. In 2007, she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for ...
as Gu Qiaoyin
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Hao Lei
Hao Lei (born 1 November 1978) is a Chinese actress and singer, known for her starring roles in Lou Ye's films ''Summer Palace'' (2006) and ''Mystery'' (2012).
Biography
In 2003, Hao Lei starred in Liao Yimei's play ''Rhinoceros in Love'' in Sha ...
as Wen Qing
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Li Chen as Niu Juncheng
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Wang Yibo
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as Zhao Shuyu
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Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...
as Professor Meng Xiaojun (special appearance)
*Lam Suet as Zhenxi's uncle (guest star)
*Wong He as Peng Daihai (guest star)
*Kent Tong as Mr. Zhou (guest star)
*Gallen Lo as Zou Zhixun (guest star)
*Kim Sung-joo (entertainer), Kim Sung-joo as Lucas
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Jack Kao
Jack Kao (, born 23 April 1958) is a Taiwanese actor.
Career
He began his career in the late 1980s films of Hou Hsiao-hsien. Kao credits his success to the many real-life gangsters he knew when he was young. He appeared in '' City of Sadness'' ...
as Zhenxi's father
*Zheng Luoqian as An Qi
*Yu Xiaohui as Mrs. Wang
*Zhang Hui as Gang leader
*Li Shuangquan as Gang member
*Ni Qiaozhi as Tai Chi granddad
*Zhao Lei as Wen Qing's driver
*Han Jing as Bar drunken man
*Yan Yuehuang as Xie Jiaqi
*Man Lan as Jiaqi's mother
*Zhu Bilong as Relative A
*Zhou Wenfang as Relative B
*Chen Wenying as Relative C
*Zhu Xiaojuan as Xiao Fang
*Li Yao as Cheng Dongqing
*Zhu Jiali as Four-year-old middle sister
*Shi Caimei as Six-year-old elder sister
*Pan Jingzhi as Teenage middle sister
*Xiang Yufei as Teenage elder sister
*Zhang Yao as Adult middle sister
*Xu Jing as Adult elder sister
*Zhang Yue as Secretary Zhou
*Wang Fang as Ms. Wang
*Dai Chunxiao as Wen Qing's secretary
*Chen Jun as A team student
*Mu Haoxiang as B team student
*Hao Jie as C team student
*Han Li as Qiaoyin's mother
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Maria Cordero
Maria Cordero, MH (), nicknamed Fat Mama (), is a singer, actress, TV Host and DJ from Hong Kong. She grew up in Hong Kong. She also has her own cooking show, Maria's Kitchen (肥媽私房菜) on Cable TV. Her fans nicknamed her "Fat Mama" (肥 ...
as Angel
*Ye Chao as Driver Lu
*Chen Ying as Fat Woman
*Yang Xiaoyun as High heels girl
*Tian Bin as Physical education teacher
*Zhu Liqun as Lu's mother
*Xu Yuan as Lu Zhenxi (childhood)
*Guan Feiyang as Niu Juncheng (childhood)
*Shi Yulei as Simultaneous translator A
*Yan Wenxin as Simultaneous translator B
*Duen Fan-kit as Reporter A
*Yan Yichen as Reporter B
*Wang Litengzi as Wen Qing's daughter
*Zach Martiross as DK CEO
*Michaal J. Riosential as DK employee A
*Aiden Yeary McDonald as DK employee B
*Michelle Smith as Anchorwoman
*Irina Bulavina as Female director
*Valentina Yakovleva as Reebcca
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Li Wenhan
Li Wenhan (; born ) is a Chinese singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of UNIQ, a Chinese-South Korean boy group formed by Yuehua Entertainment in 2014. In 2019, he participated in the Chinese survival program, ''Youth With You ...
as MeiMei Wang courier
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Zhou Yixuan
Zhou Yixuan (; born December 11, 1990) is a Chinese rapper, singer and actor. He is a member and leader of Chinese-South Korean group UNIQ under Yuehua Entertainment and Chinese group New Storm which debuted in 2019 after winning the survival ...
as MeiMei Wang courier
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Cho Seung-youn
Cho Seung-youn (, born August 5, 1996), known professionally as Woodz (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He first rose to fame as the main rapper and sub-vocalist of South Korean-Chi ...
as MeiMei Wang courier
Reception
The film grossed at the Chinese box office.
References
External links
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2016 romantic drama films
Chinese romantic drama films
2010s business films
2010s Mandarin-language films
Films set in China
Films shot in China
Tianjin Maoyan Media films
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